Where does “베이징” come from?
베이징 (Korean) comes from Chinese Mandarin 北京, from Chinese Mandarin 京, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan s-gaŋ — hill, ridge, mountain.
Ancestry of “베이징”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Chinese Mandarin | 北京 | — |
| 2 | Chinese Mandarin | 京 | — |
| 3 | Proto-Sino-Tibetan | s-gaŋ | hill, ridge, mountain |